avoir des courbatures
/a.vwaʁ de kuʁ.ba.tyʁ/
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- a des courbatures
- past
- a eu des courbatures
- perfect
- eu des courbatures
Meaning
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to have sore muscles
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Il a des courbatures après la randonnée.
He has sore muscles after the hike.
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Après le marathon, elle a eu des courbatures pendant presque une semaine. Elle a dû annuler son entraînement du mardi.
After the marathon, she had sore muscles for almost a week. She had to cancel her Tuesday training session.
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Practice
1 What does avoir des courbatures mean?
to have sore muscles
2 Fill the gap: Il a des ___ après la randonnée.
Full sentence: Il a des courbatures après la randonnée. (He has sore muscles after the hike.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches avoir des courbatures?
avoir des courbatures: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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